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Best lure for Yellow Belly

Hello All ,
I am after some advice on the best lures for yellow belly . My mother is 69 next week and has bought a kayak with the intention of chasing more freshwater fish . She was brought up as a kid using worms and bait and i am trying to convert her into soft plastics and hard bodied lures. What your advice ?
Thanks in advance

Re: Best lure for Yellow Belly

RMG Poltergeist is my favourite yella lure, either the purple or the gold ones usually do ok for me. 50 or 80mm if looking for bigger beasties and there is a chance of cod bycatch. Do a deep diving model as well.

Re: Best lure for Yellow Belly

I dont know if this is relevant but Way back at Pindari Dam one year my mum wanted to go out and catch a yella and she hooked one on a trolled Hot n Tot.
Landed it and it was around 2kg and it wriggled and promptly hooked mum in her right hand and required a trip to the outpatients.

Re: Best lure for Yellow Belly

Sounds like stoney has had an experience with one of these yellow and black lures...????

I can't really say what is what with the yella lures(I don't target them, but I get the odd by catch whilst cod fishing}... I reckon and was also told a long time ago... If you use a green lure for cod, a yellow lure for yella's and a red lure for redfin you will be on the money. It works for me, but you will always get the difficult days where you have to drag every bit of experience out of your hat to get, if your lucky, a bump.

Re: Best lure for Yellow Belly

The offending hardware is attached to the fish!...at this point. Not long after, it was attached to the fish and ,,,well.. me. Rabbi it was in the yak apparently that counts as close enough....the story goes,, nah I cant do it Im still in deep mourning after breaking 10 inches off me favourite rod.

Re: Best lure for Yellow Belly

It bugged me all day trying to remember the name of the lure but eventually found it.
Outdoor expedition Native Buster. Had most success on the green/gold darkish coloured ones.
Let us know how she goes!